🌱 Gas Prices Up + Supply Chain Issues + Breakfast With Santa

Morning, Glen Burnie! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 59, low: 37.

Here are the top stories today in Glen Burnie:

1. Glen Burnie Eateries Open On Thanksgiving: Want to skip the meal prep this year? Arturo's Trattoria and Pizza Hut are some of the Glen Burnie restaurants open on Thanksgiving. Click here to check the full list! (Glen Burnie Patch)
2. Gas Prices Up More Than A Dollar, Highest In Seven Years: In Maryland we're a few cents less than the national average. The national average per gallon is $3.42, up more than $1.30 since last year. In Maryland, the average is $3.38, compared to $2.19 last year. According to AAA, the last time prices hit this mark was September 2014. (WMAR2NEWS)
3. Baltimore Businesses Deal With Supply Chain Issues: Supply chain issues and inflation are affecting customers during peak holiday shopping season. "Everything from a gallon of gas to a loaf of bread costs more and it's worrisome," said President Joe Biden Wednesday in Baltimore. Small businesses are also feeling the effects of shortages and price increases. (WMAR2NEWS)
4. Come To Have Breakfast With Santa At Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company: Located at 4 S. Broadview Blvd., Glen Burnie, families are invited to the fun event on Dec. 4. Bring your camera and take a picture with Santa! Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company also has adopted families from the local elementary schools for the holidays. Bring a nonperishable food item to add to their food basket and/or a gift card to help to purchase items for the adopted families. (stayhappening)

Today in Glen Burnie:

• Native American Spirit. (10:30 a.m.)
• Designer Purse Bingo Fundraiser. (1 p.m.)
• All Ages Book Club: "Elatsoe," by Darcie Little Badger. (12 p.m.)
• Adult Writers' Group. (2 p.m.)

Glen Burnie Patch Notebook

• AA County Schools - AACPS: "This former Nantucket Elementary student returned to Nantucket to serve in her current role as a TSA. Ms. Booze is a great asset to her school. Do you have a great TBT picture to share? Please send your pictures to communications." (Instagram)
• Anne Arundel Community College: "Thank you for your service, veterans. To see more Veterans Day messages from the AACC community, visit our YouTube channel." (Instagram)
• Maryland Wing, Civil Air Patrol: "For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, approximately 200 Civil Air Patrol airmen converged on Columbia, to attend Maryland Wing annual conference on Nov.5." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Point Pleasant: "Looking for babysitter — Hi! We are on Bell Avenue and looking for a babysitter." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cromwell Fountain: "Lost backpack (book bag) — I have a disabled son that went to the park on Dorsey Road, across from Martin Slade School, at Sawmill Park under the gazebo." (Nextdoor)

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— Debora Whitehead

About me: Debora Whitehead is a dedicated wife and homeschooling mom from Coram, NY. She has a Bachelor Degree in Education and loves to teach and write. Her passion for the community reflects on her volunteering work at the 'Mariposa Ministry", a nonprofit family assistance program. One of her strongest believes is Jesus Christ and when she is not Parenting, Teaching or reading, she is writing. One of her favorites quotes is " The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"- Eleanor Roosevelt.

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